PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) Distinguished visitors pause for a photo before commencing in a Japanese ceremonial tradition during a reception aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter ship JS Ise (DDH 182) June 28 as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering
PEARL HARBOR (June 28, 2018) Distinguished visitors pause for a photo before commencing in a Japanese ceremonial tradition during a reception aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer helicopter ship JS Ise (DDH 182) June 28 as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018. Twenty-five nations, more than 45 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security of the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2018 is the 26th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
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